Geary, Elmo. Plate XIII, Early Dramatic Association Members. Dramatics in Castle Valley 1875 to 1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah, 1953. Fig. 1 Emma Higgs Wakefield and J. Fleming Wakefield, Jr.; Fig. 2 Ernest J. Grange; Fig.3 Estelle...
Geary, Elmo. Plate XVII, Huntington Players 1900-1910. Dramatics in Castle Valley 1875 to 1925. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah, 1953. Fig. 1 Johnson, A. Rex; Johnson, Ellis R.; Johnson, Ed. Fig 2 Stella Guymon; Fig. 3 Wakefield, Perry;...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Oil; Grange, Mar
Mar Grange is a rock hound. He said sometimes rocks just tell you to pick them up. This one had no apparent importance, but he picked it up from the Swell and took it home. When he began to cut it open, it began oozing oil. Many parts of the Swell...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Grange, Mar; McClenahan, Owen
Mar Grange took this photograph of the old uranium ore bin high up on a rocky slope (the dark spot in the middle of the photograph.) Owen McClenahan recorded that some men came to him with a hot piece of ore, but they couldn't rememeber where they...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Ore Bin; Grange, Mar; McClenahan, Owen
Mar Grange took this photograph of the old uranium ore bin high up on a rocky slope (the dark spot in the middle of the photograph.) Owen McClenahan recorded that some men came to him with a hot piece of ore, but they couldn't remember where they...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Roads; Price, Owen; Grange, Mar
This photograph shows the difficult terrain in which roads had to be built in order for uranium ore to be hauled down the mountain. The road continues on past the top of the picture. Uranium ore was often found high in the cliffs of the San Rafael...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is found in many parts of the San Rafael Swell. It often contains uranium, and in the early 1900s-- prospectors talked about "finding a big tree" -- not on top of the ground, but underground. Trees petrified under right conditions...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Grange, Mar; Dexter Mine
There are quite a few vehicles left on the San Rafael Swell as remnants of the Uranium Boom of the 1950s. The rugged terrain and rough roads brought early death to automobiles of that time. Owen McClennahan said in his history of Uranium on the San...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Gold Mining; Muddy River; Grange, Mar
Old mining works on the San Rafael are remains of gold mining activity at Muddy River. Many kinds of minerals have been found in the Swell -- uranium, vanadium, gold, silver, ozokerite, gypsum, manganese, lead, and copper have all been mined. The...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Gold Mines; Grange, Mar
Old mining works on the San Rafael are remains of gold mining activity on the Muddy River. Many kinds of minerals have been found in the Swell -- uranium, vanadium, gold, silver, ozokerite, gypsum, manganese, lead, and copper have all been mined....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Gold Mines; Grange, Mar
Old mining works on the San Rafael are remains of gold mining activity along the Muddy River. Many kinds of minerals have been found in the Swell -- uranium, vanadium, gold, silver, ozokerite, gypsum, manganese, lead, and copper have all been...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Uneva Mine; Grange, Mar
A rock faced opening to a mine is found in Uneva Mine Canyon on the San Rafael Reef. The Reef is a geologic formation that has been uplifted dramatically. The Reef runs for 40 miles along the eastern border of the Swell. Into this formidable jagged...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Sid's Leap; Geology; Black Box Canyon
The is a view of Sid's Leap from a different angle. This deep gorge is known as The Black Box Canyon showing the area where tradition says Sid Swasey lept with his horse across this deep canyon. The narrowest point is 16 feet across and about an 80...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Cliff Dweller; Joe's Office
This is a relatively recent photograph of the Cliff Dweller. The wood floor is no longer there. It shows the cave is not very deep, but did provide shelter for the Swaseys and others. It is about six to eight feet deep and twelve feet wide. The...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Geology; Rock Formations
Erosion in the San Rafael Swell has left many interestingly shaped rock formations, many of which look like common items used in life. This, for instance, resembles a catcher's mitt.
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Rock Formations; Arches; Eagle Canyon Arch; Beer Stien Arch
Erosion in the San Rafael Swell has left many interestingly shaped rock formations, many of which look like common items used in life. This, for instance, resembles a beer stien and is called Beer Stien Arch, but officially named Eagle Canyon Arch
Emery County (Utah); Geology; Rock Formations; Swasey Family; Joe and His Dog Formation
Erosion in the San Rafael Swell has left many interestingly shaped rock formations, many of which look like common items used in life. This one was named by the Swaseys who named most of the major formations on The San Rafael Swell, "Joe and His...
The first year in the new elementary school house located on the corner of West Center and Main. This is the sixth grade--Gerald Seigmiller was the teacher. 1st row: 1-Alene McKee, 2-Eva Sherman, 3-Harvey Pace, 4-Elmo Otteson, 5-Addie Wakefield,...